Ex Parte Weatherill et al - Page 5




                  Appeal No. 2005-1040                                                                                        Page 5                      
                  Application No. 09/777,420                                                                                                              


                           The examiner’s application of the teachings of Ewald provides no cure for the                                                  
                  deficiency of Hall noted above.  Accordingly, the rejection of claim 27 as being                                                        
                  unpatentable over Hall in view of Ewald also cannot be sustained.                                                                       
                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1-23, 25, 27 and 28                                                
                  under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                                                                                      


                           No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal                                                 
                  may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                                                                
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              





                                             JOHN P. MCQUADE                                       )                                                      
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                                             MURRIEL E. CRAWFORD                                   )     APPEALS                                          
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                                             JENNIFER D. BAHR                                      )                                                      
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